Understanding social problems

by Mooney, Linda A.

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Title Statements

Full title :Understanding social problems / Linda A. Mooney, David Knox, Caroline Schacht.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2007.
Edition:5th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Thomson/Wadsworth
Place of Publication:Belmont, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2007.

Notes

Includes map on inside front cover.

Machine derived contents note: Part I: SOCIOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS. 1. Thinking About Social Problems. Part II: PROBLEMS OF WELL-BEING. 2. Illness and the Health Care Crisis. 3. Alcohol and Other Drugs. 4. Crime and Social Control. 5. Family Problems. Part III: PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY. 6. Poverty and Economic Inequality. 7. Work and Unemployment. 8. Problems in Education. 9. Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. 10. Gender Inequality. 11. Issues in Sexual Orientation. 12. Problems of Youth and Aging. Part IV: PROBLEMS OF GLOBALIZATION. 13. Population Growth and Urbanization. 14. Environmental Problems. 15. Science and Technology. 16. Conflict, War, and Terrorism. Epilogue. Appendix: Methods of Data Analysis. Glossary. References. Photo Credits. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Description:1 volume (various pagings) : : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0495091588, 9780495091585
oclc:on1058022662
LC Classification:HN59.2
Dewey Decimal:361.10973

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